Former Albuquerque HOA President charged with embezzlement, forgery

[@jmichaelramirez2510]

HOA's shouldn't be allowed to file liens on anyone's property.

[@cracetrick]

This happened to me this year, I was away in the military for 6 months, came back and my wife while working and taking care of my daughter forgot to pay the HOA, they placed a lien on my house and charged me $800 in fees, I was just getting back to work and didn’t have that much money and I explained that I was away in the military, they didn’t care, I had to pay like $1,200. The bill that we missed was for $300, I’m at the point that I’m just to exhausted mentally with the HOA to care anymore....

[@junegloom1157]

@@cracetrick Sorry they did that to you and thank you for your service. After watching several YT news clips about HOAs am convinced that these organizations serve no purpose other than to harass homeowners like yourself into paying their fees and fines. They cite property values as a reason for their importance yet it is the real estate market/economy that decides, not HOAs!

[@autobug2]

THAT in itself is a breach of the law, depending on the state.

[@theresag1969]

@@cracetrick Talk to your Congreeman to get an exemption. That's the case with employment why not HOA payments.

[@mynameisladder3481]

@@cracetrick have you looked in userra laws by chance?

[@arthurneddysmith]

She tried to scam $90,000 from an elderly citizen. She belongs in prison. The police and sheriff who supported her should go with her.

[@christimecarmona6810]

😆

[@guitarciaaleon5900]

🚫 🚓🚨

[@Cowboy_up429]

I bet they were relatives or close friends with her or her relatives. Someone needs to look into their lifestyle and bank accounts to see if they are living a lifestyle a normal police or sheriff could not normally afford on their salary.

[@EJ-74]

Amen to that lol

[@edwelndiobel1567]

Somebody at that PD was banging her i guarantee it.

[@ceasewatercolorarts]

FYI: She later filed bankruptcy and her lawyers from the criminal case had to file suit against her because she reversed charges of $9k on her credit card after she fired them.

[@RuleofFive]

I just read that too. Once a scammer always a scammer!

[@monicdavis6150]

Sad selfish individual. She should go to jail because she is a thief that hasn’t learned her lesson.

[@oliverstianhugaas7493]

*LOL!*

[@jaysantos536]

@@monicdavis6150 She was killed last month during a drug deal gone bad.

[@philobetto5106]

@@jaysantos536 uh huh... don't toy with us

[@brianbumgardner8704]

Yet another good reason NOT live in an HOA.

[@flagmichael]

There are good reasons to live in an HOA. If not for our HOA we would be forced to move or live in an area that was increasingly being taken over by Short Term Rentals. Do your research and you will get the best results.

[@jayr6637]

It depends on the HOA... this wouldn't be possible if she didn't have access to the accounts. Q: Why does a HOA president need access to a checkbook? A: They don't! Where I live the management company pays all invoices directly & will reimburse residents for anything minor that we pay out of pocket, with prior agreement after a receipt is produced.

[@roflstomps324]

@@flagmichaelOr... live in an area that has ordinances against rental properties in a residential area. Mine does. No rentals. HOA not needed.

[@paulbernal4580]

@@flagmichael wrong..we have ordinances against it.. HOA is made to keep white neighborhoods white..

[@michaelbrinks8089]

HOA= Karens everywhere

[@lfaulcon4200]

I will NEVER live in an HOA community

[@MrTheHillfolk]

You would have to drag me kicking and screaming

[@javiertorres9114]

L Faulcon I leaned my lesson

[@nickramundo6720]

Howd that let that little perscription head get in charge?

[@johnconnerhudgeons]

L Faulcon same here man, I’m buying my own land!

[@patricianunez5423]

@Andy Larson Wow. I don't live in an HOA community. But, from the comments, I didn't know how those who did/do believe it's a scam. It seems a disinterested accounting firm should be looking at all the paperwork on these places? I don't know how these HOA's work, tbh.

[@bobdylan7120]

I'm a Brit so I don't understand why you have HOAs in the first place but what really confuses me is how someone with a criminal record is allowed to become HOA President? Especially when she's been convicted of Forgery and Fraud. Surely you have to declare any convictions when applying for the position?

[@Anna-bl9ky]

Exactly.

[@Voguemama]

Exactly! It’s safe to assume that she had connections for her to even get that job in the first place

[@charlesdaniels8181]

She was put in the position on purpose people there’s a group running American in the ground wake up Americans it’s time to demand change and justice and a overhaul of laws and all members of government.

[@frankiethebull8269]

Rich people love Communism when it benefits them that's why we have HOAs. That's all HOAs are, local COMMUNIST ORGANIZATIONS that tell people what they can and can't do with their property. It helps them regulate who lives in their community.

[@Anna-bl9ky]

@@frankiethebull8269 Exactly.

[@realhitman395]

This is why I don’t do HOA. I don’t need someone telling me how to live in my own house

[@videoettaceo8900]

Except the city.

[@pjhey947]

@@videoettaceo8900 Usually the city doesn’t fine you if you paint your door the wrong color of red….

[@bancroft65]

Real hit man? Wtf? Explain….

[@voidy2077]

yep i have no HOA and thats fine by me, we arent lighting bonfires and there arent broken cars (we want our home looking nice we dont need HOA to tell us what color we can paint our house). I dont know why but i heard HOA hates both of those things

[@voidy2077]

@@bancroft65 So there are homes, in more rural areas where you buy the house and you own it, no rules, no HOA , you follow your cities rules and thats it, you can paint your house whatever color, and do whatever to it.

[@rocko882]

You know she's not the only HOA scam artist.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yup I'm sure alot of them have someone who's figured out how to steal from the cookie jar

[@gladiator8325]

all hoa’s are scams

[@hhhdhjo9160]

Ruben Esquivel trumps the main guy

[@miratay3221]

Mine keeps going up every year and the neighborhood still looking the same!

[@rocko882]

Sorrrry$

[@j-kane5922]

This happens EVERYWHERE in EVERY hoa, it's just a matter of when they get caught

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Never buy an HOA house. It will save you a lot of misery.

[@patrickhook9433]

If convicted, This woman should go to prison for at least 20 years with no opportunity for early release!

[@Rifterneo]

Let her out to do the yard work and cleaning for the victims one day a week. She is a predator.

[@kendraseer5198]

She's a whyte woman

[@MR..181]

For threatening "ownership"..

[@nealbaker2132]

But, kill somebody and get out in 8 year's.

[@petemavus2948]

@@kendraseer5198 oh geeze, so I guess If you held a similar position you'd do the same to get even? Who's keeping you down? Is it a belief system?Abusing power and peoples trust comes in all colors.

[@Mypretty2]

I will NEVER live in a HoA

[@jamesbailey6865]

I've said it 6 million times and I'll say it again. Don't complain when you are paying someone to tell you how to live your life.

[@AlexFlockhart]

So don't complain if you pay taxes?

[@Maybe-So]

Alex Flockhart HOAs are voluntary - meaning, “Don’t live there.” Taxes are collected at the point of a gun. Don’t pay them, and the sheriff will (at the point of a gun, if necessary) force you out of “your” house. You choose your battles. I for one, will never live in an HOA again.

[@AlexFlockhart]

@@duayneclarke8366 Well you can complain, but it makes as much sense as shitting your pants and complaining about that.

[@gwanael34]

@@Maybe-So Yea because the american house market is totally flawless and you absolutely 100% of the time have the choice of where you live !

[@mr.wallflower7787]

@@Maybe-So then move somewhere that you dont have to pay taxes, maybe the bottom of the fucking ocean for example

[@paulywalnuts5008]

She was busted for forgery and fraud before working there. Who's the idiot who hired this pretty face w/o doing a little background check?

[@googlesuxbigtime1227]

Pauly Walnuts She was originally elected to the HOA board. Not hired.

[@paulywalnuts5008]

With a past like that she shouldn't have been eligible. Someone is negligent in allowing someone with a past like hers in the place to begin with.

[@MarshallLoveday]

Brings up a good question - how well do the association members know their board members, and did anyone do any vetting before they were elected? I'm on a board with 2 other members, and, as far as I know, no one's done any background checks on any of us. Might be difficult for us to do that - only 39 homes, and not a lot of income / reserves. Entire budget is only around $4,500 / year. I'm pretty sure we're OK, but I suppose there should be SOMETHING in place to make sure board members (particularly the one who's in charge of the money) are honest. Maybe we should be bonded? Don't know how much that costs.

[@patlowney2834]

Pauly Walnuts yeah she was obviously a freaking gold digger. Now you know why they call the dog Man's Best Friend

[@SpectrumSurvivalist]

Sounds like the proper credentials to be a HOA President too me.

[@thetemplar8695]

She has a history of fraud, is a non-paying renter for her business and adding offenses every job she holds. It is evident she is a criminal who preys on law-abiding, good people. To boot, for her attorney to sit there and argue that “it is simply a book-keeping error” is a further fraudulent statement and she herself should be charged with accessory after the fact. As a former federal agent, it was so disheartening to have to sit and listen to defenders actually make crap up and look for the tiniest of loopholes (or case precedents) to get a client off. I feel that is just as criminal as the person who does the crime. Defenders are there to make sure the law is being followed, a fair and speedy trial is being accomplished and if there IS actual evidence that the person did not commit the crime, that it is presented. This lady was caught dead to rights and should definitively be prosecuted. Any investigative body who fails that task (due to a retirement?…..which sounds like the SO shitcanned the case) needs to be looked into by the State AG’s office. Well done citizens. Know your rights, question questionable crap that comes across your billing statements and don’t be fooled by a pretty face (or threats). 🙏

[@Phottek]

Her lawyers in this case took her to court themselves after she paid them $9000 of the $15000 owed for her defense on a credit card, and after 8 months working for her she disputed the $9000 charge and reversed the funds.🤣😂 "www.nmb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/19.1038.22.pdf" She is currently suing a shopping center and restaurant for personal injury. "Pepin v. Mega Shopping, LLC et al "

[@lynyrdskynyrdtributeband]

I wish you were still an agent.

[@birbir969]

I am amazed how she is hired there..

[@again5162]

She fired her lawyers and reversed their charges on her credit card they had to file suit against her for $9000

[@LadyBelladonnaStorm]

You couldn’t pay me to live in a community with an HOA. This story just adds to my resolve to stay away from those pit viper nests of scammers.

[@stype8468]

You are soo cute but you have wicked in your name so you probably toxic even spiritually. Sad

[@MR..181]

Attached theives, called "protecting" the value, as a lawyer voting problem.

[@pureluck8767]

Our current HOA president JAMIE SHORE of Sacramento loves to steal all our money!

[@LadyBelladonnaStorm]

@@pureluck8767 I’m so sorry. Is there no course of action that you can take?

[@pureluck8767]

@@LadyBelladonnaStorm no, they are covering up there trail.. they are hiding everything from us

[@pws3rd170]

3:33 " she certainly no threat to anybody". She tried to force an elderly man to pay $92,000... No big deal.

[@rogmarcot8800]

pws3rd 1 idiot

[@pws3rd170]

Rog Marcot What is wrong with my comment? 59 other people liked it and were not upset

[@niyablake]

She is on parole. That's enough to get her locked up.

[@lekkki1]

Totally agree, PWS. Embezzlement, fraud, ongoing FELONY theft and cheating, sucking hard-earned money out of decent folks, but hey, "she's no threat to anyone". FAIL!

[@seapilot4042]

If a man had done this, he'd be in jail. Woman perp, Woman Judge, Woman lawyer, it's a slam dunk, she'll walk free

[@babysealsareyummy]

She looks EXACTLY like what you'd imagine an HOA president to look like 🤣

[@joannpriepke7938]

Just another reason all HOA should be outlawed. There's no valid reason for the scam to continue.

[@grandwonder5858]

If you think about it it’s an organized crime syndicate just like the Mafia! These bullies get together and form a gang called HOA to basically threaten people to pay up or they put a lien on their house and do other things to the residents on houses that don’t even belong to any of the HOA bigwigs. What gives them the right to tell me what to do with my home and charge me a fee to live in my own home? They don’t help pay for my mortgage or bills, but they have the right to bully me and tell me what to do? What a bunch of BS and ripoff! WTF!

[@robertlussier2944]

I thought HOA's were supposed to keep the riff raff OUT of a neighborhood 😂

[@boxedfender4810]

I know right? Did you see the... _in a whisper_ "Mexican"

[@benjaminchisolmjr7863]

That's funny because it's always an inside job

[@TheRecordSaver]

The HOA keep the other riff raff out of a neighborhood because the HOA people ARE the riff raff..

[@grettapaisley2077]

They hired one 😠

[@hughmongous6613]

They ARE the riff raff!!!!😄

[@lawrencekellerii4857]

I know of an HOA , upon being elected president, all outside contractors were friends of his , he soon began driving a 100 K Benz, bought a nice boat , eventually was audited by the HOA AND the IRS , doing jail time now 🤣🤣

[@Charlesbjtown]

Even the lawyer had to laugh, when she said "it's just a book keeping issue".

[@MyEyesBled]

I was president of my HOA for nearly 10 years and proudly loved by the community. After I moved out I heard my replacement was a tyrant as she would abuse her power by being vindictive to those she personally disliked. They brought me back to review her behavior and her suspected misappropriation of money for personal gain. Long story short, she ended up going to prison for misappropriation of funds, extortion and accepting kickbacks from crooked contractors... bottom line... HOA’s suck and I will never buy into a community that has one ever again.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I think HOAs are very similar to government. If you have good people in charge, who care about others and are intelligent, then it can work out great! Clearly, you fell into that category. But sadly all it takes is for one incompetent or greedy fool to be in charge and the whole system gets messed up.

[@MyEyesBled]

@@deborahblackvideoediting8697

[@TV-ob1if]

@@deborahblackvideoediting8697 typically it's the "one" good one who exists in those positions. incompetent and greedy are the norm for HOA's.........this is the problem with simple minded thinking- we all "hope" that the person in charge of government (or HOA's as it were) are good people. That's laughable and naive.

[@TV-ob1if]

@@deborahblackvideoediting8697 laughable and naive. Like a child.

[@TV-ob1if]

@UCcTe2NfHjraG3XkGz01bkaQ not maybe. And for the record I don’t give af what you think little Debbie. 👍🏽

[@kevdonew1412]

You can't let her get away with this because she has repeated this action ,jail time is required here and take her personal property and sell it to repay her dept !!

[@dhart8451]

Can't sell anything unless it was used as colateral

[@dsdsmitty2]

"Hahahahaha - it's just a bookkeeping issue" Her lawyer should be disbarred for that nonsense statement. What I'd really like to see is the followup story on this.

[@fluffythewondercat]

Google "Desiree Pepin". She's declared bankruptcy. It looks like some of the people she defrauded have testified against her in bankruptcy court.

[@gladiator8325]

fluffythewondercat Are you able to file bankruptcy on that you owe through fraud????

[@lookronjon]

fluffythewondercat Cool name you have. Fluf

[@ninh05]

David Smith i mean, what else is she gonna say? “Your honor my client is a pathological liar, who slept her way to the top and keep committing crimes no matter how many time she gets caught”

[@georgearagon2546]

"Liar.....Lawyer...tell me what's the difference"! -MJK

[@abacab87]

When you get a bill for $900 for a $30 bill, there's no way you think that's legitimate. I'm fighting that one till my last red cent. I've been in similar situations, and I'll fight to my last penny over $25. It's the principle of the thing.

[@photios4779]

Agreed. Apparently this HOA has non-existent accounting oversight. She was caught when she got really greedy and the recipients of these outrageous bills started asking questions. If she was more devious, she could have inflated every member's bills by only a small amount every month so she would have better "plausible deniability." This makes me wonder how many other HOA Presidents are doing the same thing and aren't being caught because their bills didn't inflate to such absurd proportions? The accounting books of an HOA should be open to all members so they can track every penny and prevent this kind of thing from happening.

[@grandwonder5858]

I’m in the market for a home and my realtor told me she found a condo that fit what I’m looking for. A $124,000 condo that had an HOA fee of $178 a month. I told her no, but really I wanted to yell “hell to the no!” What on earth this HOA could do for me to charge me $178 a month? No way I’m gonna pay that outrageous fee just so these HOA criminal gang members could tell me what to do with my house and how to live my life! I don’t want to be an HOA member even if it’s free!

[@robjohnson8522]

You can't really fight. You agreed ahead of time to do what you are told. Then they put a lien on your house. Then they take your house. Judge shrugs his shoulders and points out you AGREED to this (and paid them extra for it!) HOA's are evil.

[@rambojambone4586]

Never ever buy from a homeowners associations. Ever

[@mbmb5932]

She should be in prison for life. She has a history of problem. What a thug

[@dancarlton7973]

A female neanderthug..

[@rtp1968]

MB MB : Thug...Exactly!!!!

[@rtp1968]

Pat Lowney:EXACTLY!!!!!

[@gladiator8325]

she needs to pay everyone back.

[@PInk77W1]

Let the truth be told yeah that’s gonna happen

[@gladiator8325]

Him Bike Yeah probably not likely

[@PInk77W1]

Let the truth be told criminals are not famous for paying people back

[@gladiator8325]

Him Bike true but the judge could make that part of her probation when she gets out.

[@PInk77W1]

Let the truth be told I would be fine with that But I wouldn’t hold my breathe

[@sparked3113]

She needs to go to prison. That might help with her drug problem.

[@TomO-if7nh]

Not a surprise at all. Do NOT move into an HOA area.

[@TomO-if7nh]

steve b I don't get it. I'd rather move 15-20 miles away from my job rather than live in a HOA.

[@wilhard45]

@Bob -- HOA's can be formed in existing neighborhoods and you can be forced into it. I agree you should not be required to join a HOA if there was not one when you moved into your home.

[@darknessblades]

if you are in a neighborhood without a HOA, create 1 and make yourself the board director, (its a placebo HOA without any power) its only there to prevent greedy people from creating 1. or have some development agent come in and force everybody to leave their homes, since the city wants tho build a nuclear waste plant there, or something else stupid like a parkinglot for a wallmarkt that is 10 miles away

[@yodaflyz]

If an HOA tries to move in to my neighborhood, I'll sign nothing from them so I'm not legally concenting to anything they want & tell them to get off MY PROPERTY. Then I'll find a lawyer so I'm better informed of my legal rights to keep them theives off MY LAND.

[@darkfarie94]

Was looking at a new apartment and I noticed it has an HOA. It looked like a great place until I saw the HOA fee. I’m not dealing with the HOA.

[@mamilx6607]

Is there such a thing as apartments without HOA? Who takes cares of the common area?

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

@@mamilx6607 Landlord pays out of his rental income.

[@kenchapman3406]

I've often wondered why "redline" neighborhoods, are illegal, but HOAs stunningly have some of the same core "rules" to keep "the wrong" people out. Usually it just means a poor person struggling with bills. How is this legal ?

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Because people want to get paid! They don't care to fight w troublemakers to get what's rightfully theirs. I've seen FIVE adults. NOBODY had a job! Red flag #1. NONE had a decent credit score. Red flag #2. Didn't care to pay app fees or move in fees. Red flag #3. They screamed about it. Guess why landlords want NOTHING to do with sec 8 bs?

[@moneypitautoperformance8983]

I would never live in an hoa neighborhood

[@mikek4610]

Orlando Quintana agreed

[@Hey_its_Koda]

Agreed.

[@billykringel6977]

And to those who respond "sometimes you don't have a choice when you want a new home". Its better for your sanity to have a hands off landlord. Then own your own home, and be a slave. Also, the more rural you get, and further away from subdivisions, the better. Honestly, your better off living in shipping containers in the new mexico desert. People do make their own little paradise. My uncle turned his Fallout landscape into a lush green chili farm with hard work, and dedication.

[@olivia15073]

I understand that, but they are the only authority you can go to in situations where neighbors don’t care for their property, let their grass die, have unruly kids that vandalize, think it’s OK to put junk in their front yards like old cars on blocks etc. When they do their job correctly there are supposed to protect the value of the neighborhood homes by making sure everybody complies with the same standards to keep things looking nice. But this bitch, I hope they put her feet to the coals!

[@billykringel6977]

olivia15073 if you view housing as a great investment, can't wait for your new wake up call when China's grip on it collapses. I remember in 2008 when that market crashed. My parents sat pretty in their little house. While our community became a ghost town as all the jobs dried up. Not only did our house became worthless because of the economy. There was no one left to maintain anything. All the vacant ten year old houses were robbed of copper. The lawns and park turned to dust, the home owners association couldn't pay for anything. I grew up in that vibrant neighborhood, and after ten years, the desert took it back. The only power we have is each other, and the ability to create a home. To look at it as a property investment is the best way to get fleeced by the big people.

[@TheUnholyPosole]

Only scumbags steal from their neighbors.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

imo only scumbags steal from anybody imo

[@jennylee9278]

Only scumbags steal. Fixed it for you.

[@primesoundzz]

This is the future of Socialism

[@psycho.dad5252]

only scumbags steal from anyone .

[@adamclark9253]

R ,,, so as long as they steal from strangers they are not scumbags??? I don’t think you understand what a scumbag is,, or your a scumbag for thinking stealing ok ever....

[@Dj.MODÆO]

She is lucky her house didn’t get burned down at 3am

[@deathlegionair]

Here's a good way to judge your HOA, look at what the HOA leaders houses, cars, and clothes look like...

[@princessmarlena1359]

deathlegionair my friend’s parents have an HOA, and one of their board members is fatter than Jabba the Hutt. He probably eats the money.

[@freddyfredrickson]

Why anyone would join an HOA is mind boggling to me.

[@wilhard45]

Unfortunately, in some states a HOA can be formed in an existing neighborhood and you could have no say in the matter. One day you own your home and the next you are forced into a HOA and have to pay dues. It is the kind of thing that should not be allowed to happen and the laws should be changed to stop this nonsense.

[@waynerobinson2301]

It is part of cc&r / conditions covenants and restrictions . It is part of original development of a project . No one is forced to purchase a lot within that development but once you do you are bound by it until the majority of property owners come together to modify or take legal steps to abandon the cc& r 's . Until things are changed you will abode by it or pay the fines .

[@waynerobinson2301]

wilhard45 i dont believe that at all . Cc&r's are part of the deed . No one can votetp adopt that for anyone else your just being stupid

[@ericzerkle5214]

So they cal live in a neighborhood that all the houses all look alike.. LMFAO!!!

[@MarshallLoveday]

Some cities (like mine) seem to DEMAND that HOA's be set up on all NEW developments. It makes it easier for the city to enforce certain requirements (like parking restrictions, house appearance, yada, yada, yada....) if they make the HOA responsible, and not the individual home owner.

[@chasinspring]

The homes I have had WITH an HOA...EXACTLY like the ones WITHOUT.

[@susieq8008]

I cant believe there would be no meetings , secretary, and board members to oversee these crooks.

[@scottdoubleyou563]

This is why I don't, and never will, live in an HOA neighborhood.

[@richardschindler8822]

Of course she deserves jail time. Her home should be sold and the profits divided among the home owners to pay back what they had stolen by her.

[@novemberflower7027]

Yes...embezzlement can be a “bookkeeping issue”

[@elainepearson4817]

It is a bookkeeping issue with someone from the HOA helping it along while they help themselves to your money. Also check out what the HOA Board members have in their front/backyard while they do not allow other non-Board members to have, i.e. pools and certain types of pool fences, childrens' play equipment, trees and certain flowers. What annoys me about this type of set up is they do not allow any individuality from house to house, okay you do not want a bright pink or yellow or green or purple house fronts but some variations in house colours should be acceptable. And for goodness sake if you ask permission to do something to or on your property GET IT IN WRITING SIGNED BY AT LEAST 3-4 MEMBERS (plus the BOARD CHAIRPERSON) OF THE CURRENT BOARD SO YOU DO NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LATER BOARDS YEARS DOWN THE TRACK. 🇦🇺🇦🇺😁😁🏡🏠

[@richardtorz2164]

I love her attorney's excuse when asked why, " it was a book keeping error". Is she serious? two checks with the same check number on them, one made out to her, and the other made out to someone else, and she calls it a book keeping error. outrages.

[@martywilliard]

Attorneys say the darnedest things! “If it doesn’t fit - you must acquit” “Just a bookkeeping error”. HAA HAA

[@slatsgrobneck7515]

The "error" was that she got Caught! LOL

[@petemavus2948]

@@slatsgrobneck7515 Yes, and that she thought you (her lawyer) should be able to help her get away with it.

[@andreamai]

This is why people hate lawyers😂

[@thematador6377]

Three fucking years and it’s still not over ridiculous

[@christinethieman9196]

25 years to life, anything less is a gross injustice to all these fine folks, whom I hope ALL SUE HER!

[@postholedigger8726]

This happened in my neighborhood. When I contacted the district attorney I was told that they didn't want to get involved in an "ARGUEMENT BETWEEN SQUABBLING HOMEOWNERS" and hung up on me. david

[@tonibauer2949]

That is sickening.

[@TALKCalgary]

Considering this was only a news story the production values of this item are some of the best I've seen. From scripting and filming to post production this piece was incredibly polished. So much so, I showed it to our own newsroom staff.

[@mikehawk8276]

She's not gonna look so pretty when she goes to prison

[@jacksprat418-ju5qo]

She is already UGLY on the inside. I dated a real looker once who by the time dinner was over, I thought was one of the ugliest woman I ever talked to.

[@mikehawk8276]

Zeus Boo lmaoo

[@poopypantsdiggity7691]

Mike Hawk she'll get probation. That being said she should catch a beating if she hasn't already.

[@mikehawk8276]

Poopy Pants diggity burque beat down!

[@Subangelis]

Poopy Pants diggity - No, she won't because of her priors

[@AB-cd2ic]

She needs to have a lien and foreclosure on HER home then straight to jail..with her Liar..oh I mean Lawyer..another scam artist!

[@RossMalagarie]

I have seen HOAs fine home owners then after they couldn't pay the HOA TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE HOUSE AND HAD THE POLICE KICK THE ORIGINAL HOME OWNERS OUT OF THEIR HOUSE and then rent it to new people. So after the president of a HOA is found stealing? She will give the money that is left back, pay a small fine, and go back to work on Monday.

[@Keaton0801]

it was probably a public defender, the lawyer didn't do anything to deserve to go to jail. He was assigned this case, and forced to defend her more than likely.

[@Coananlover]

The lawyer is just doing his job. But, I agree she deserves to go to prison.

[@worldchanges10]

Private investigators should be hired on every HOA related buildings which take money from home owners who are paying into it

[@gladiator8325]

i was in an hoa once, never again. why would you give some corporation the right to charge you anything they want whenever they want?

[@reneecollins9681]

I moved into a condominium 17 years ago at that time I knew nothing about Home Association fees I learned that there are Crooks they don't bother me the way they used to cuz I told him I know where you can take them and Florida Tallahassee I don't know I don't know that they are stealing from the association they threatened me about putting a lien I told him to do what you think you can he left me alone they are nothing but Crooks and they will get caught

[@robjohnson8522]

and PAY them to screw you over too boot!

[@joeschlotthauer840]

She owed $15,000 to a landlord, in that case was dismissed because, the landlord missed the court appearance. Really? The landlord couldn't walk or get out of bed the next morning.

[@davidg5759]

joe Schlotthauer yeah lmao and for 15.000 I would run to court lol

[@joeschlotthauer840]

David Guzman Correct, for that kind of money, I'm first in line at the metal detectors.

[@tomstoughton]

probably because she offered a "special favor" on the regular to work off that $15,000.... my calculations come to 1500 special favors....

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

yall dont know how courts work.. the landlord is always the bad guy and letters to landlords get ..er... misplaced in court all the time.. if the landlord didnt know the date..its missed..attorneys play games all the time with court dates.. the system is insane

[@jimmythesaint2286]

was thinking the same re her special favors_ive dated girls like this, stay the fk away

[@sega64official]

Is there any HOA that isn't guilty of embezzlement? I mean, just look at the kind of people they attract - controlling, materialistic, unhappy people.

[@philgutierrez7756]

Her assets should have been seized Immediately and accounts frozen. The IRS will step in to see if the HOA didn't pay required taxes so the homeowners may get stuck twice along with the board for being Complicit to her criminal activity.

[@tarnsand440]

Phil Gutierrez Aww but look at that innocent face....She's likely scammed people her whole life.

[@juanchoja]

3:33 Karens representing Karens, they sure stick together.

[@temle7489]

Don't generalized, idiot. And I am Asian. I can generalize you too if you want.

[@jamesradcliffe3985]

she stiffed that attorney for 15 grand.

[@thepubliusproject]

Don't be an ignorant tool if you can help it. Attorneys represent their clients the best they can. That's their job, and it's an important one.

[@secondchance6603]

@@temle7489 "And I am Asian". WTF has that got to do with it?

[@pshodean]

Her attorney is something too. telling the judge "it's a booking error" and giggling. Maybe they both should be on their way to the school of hard knox.....

[@steveevans4932]

put lien on her house

[@michaelbass6176]

had to feed the coke habbit

[@gregoryeverson741]

probably a Xanax pill popper

[@lauracatherineanderson2882]

Optical Clarity~I saw what you did there..😉

[@marylehman1978]

Nah... her kids adderall supply kept running low

[@wandaperi]

or meth

[@Chris_dolmeth]

Def looks like a pill junkie

[@richardsheffield2823]

A person can shop lift and go to jail. But one can embezzle with little or no consequences.

[@Reno_Slim]

That's why the vast majority of HOAs use professional management companies where none of the board members have direct access to any accounts.

[@cujoemblakka1041]

Will they rob you less? Cut your own grass.

[@richardcoram1562]

Professional management companies are the tools used by the Chinese and other foreign companies that are buying up ALL RENTAL PROPERTIES, and it's called equity management.. It's a scheme, and guarantees your rent will rise by $300.00 in one year, Then that company will sell the properties once they have sucked the lessors bank accounts dry and have to move out, so the next BIG conglomerate will basically be jacking up all the rents. If you pay you can stay, and the new rentors/buyers will be coming in knowing what their leases will cost, and then the cycle repeats Jack up rents, flush out, sell, buyer management Jack's up rent,sell, buy, the screw keeps on turning! Its call equity owner and management. Similar practices are taking hold in many different forms, such as the push to remove ALL older cars from the landscape, and replace with newer electric clean energy vehicles. Not all people can afford to buy an electric car or truck, thus they are forced to commute, they cant drive anymore. Soon more people will be forced onto the streets of homelessness as the rental equity screws continue to turn forcing eve those who think they can pay $1,400.00 a month for a studio apartment but the next equity management company that buys the property Jack's your rent up to $1,700.00 after 3 years. Too many very educated Crooked people with computer skills and heartless greed for money no matter ones life or background. They don't care!

[@tahwnikcufos]

She denied it all, and wanted restitution for time and court costs... lol

[@henryfisher9348]

tahwnikcufos 2w

[@GameChanger597]

The hallmarks of a narcissist and/or sociopath.

[@tomc.4860]

When I bought my house I required it be in a FREE neighborhood with no restrictions or HOAs.

[@Rich-yj4ub]

Bigger question is how did she get that job having prior arrest records for Forgery?🤦‍♂️

[@slatsgrobneck7515]

lax leadership. No background check?

[@RandyFricke]

I've said it before and I will say it again. It never ceases to amaze me how with literally mountains of proof that crime doesn't pay, that there are so many people who continually insist on trying to prove that hypothesis wrong.

[@munchenonyou3774]

It pays for sure. You just need to stop before your ego gets you caught.

[@1rstBorn]

You are nuts, way too many billionaires in the world for me to believe crime doesn't pay. Have you seen the payouts city have to endure when their police abuse their power. Just saw a respectable looking older white gentlemen on a youtube video tell a panel of judges in his official legal capacity to not stay an execution just because defendant might be innocent. Like the Stainless Steel Rat said not only does crime pay but the effective criminals aren't in jail.

[@darthmikeempiresupporter.1871]

My Neighborhood HOA was a dictator. We couldn't park our vehicles on our grass. Without get a ticket or towed. Finally her boyfriend snitch her out. She taken our money going in vacations and buy clothes. She bought him a car. When she dump him he snitch her out.

[@5phany5]

Damn, are you still living there?

[@tannercox4537]

I love hearing HOA’s gettin takin down

[@BrooklynsBiggz]

So cause her landlord whom owned the building where her business was missed 1 Court date the case was dismissed 🤔 something sounds off whom she blew to get that done 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@autobug2]

She sucked the DA off. At least once a week for a year.

[@symonelewis1690]

Why do you automatically assume that she gave oral sex to somebody? You sound like your mind is in the gutter.

[@jesusllanas9318]

@@symonelewis1690 your right we are modern people what women did she eat out

[@stype8468]

@@symonelewis1690 because sex is very valuable to a man and costs a woman nothing

[@symonelewis1690]

@@stype8468: Every women doesn't use sex to get what they want. When you commented, you basically admitted that men are very easily manipulated by sex. Most women aren't as corrupt as you think they are.

[@rankat1841]

My last realtor asked if I'd be willing to look into purchasing within an HOA community. I told her f'k no and not even dare to show me any.

[@gdoubleu8045]

Never heard of HOA's before a few days ago. Now I'm on a streak of watching these videos. Can't believe they even exist.

[@phydeauxddog]

Don't you love how our justice system picks and chooses who they go after.

[@gregoryeverson741]

rich go free most of the time, while the poor go to prison

[@TheTruth-sc9yw]

an hoa should be optional, not a requirement

[@PhoenixAngel429]

@G B If you have the money to buy in a nice neighborhood you are likely to be the type of person to keep up your property. HOAs are a deal breaker. I worked hard for the house I do what I want. If I have noisy neighbors so be it

[@baltsosser]

The lawyer needs sanctioned in this case for defending her while lying. When there are checks that were altered...that is NOT an accounting error. A lawyer can't commit perjury without being held accountable.

[@crscts]

Ask Hillarys lawyers.

[@durangojoe9080]

Oh, you think Trump’s lawyers were angels? You obviously don’t read the news…

[@JimHaney-uc9ps]

@@durangojoe9080 lol,every trump lawyer is a crook.

[@MegaSickcat]

One of the problems is, so any places now have HOAs. The only way to deal with them is to hire a Property Management company and make sure that every home owner in their community has a VOICE and they get ALL the information about where their money is being spent.

[@lotusjaggarage2989]

I hate HOA so I'm so pleased

[@SilveredRaven]

Dave, I've seen so many corrupt HOA's it's not even funny. I've seen entire HOA's use money for their own personal needs instead of sending it towards the community like it's supposed to. I've seen some that have used the funds for PRIVATE meetings at fancy upscale restaurants, to foot the bill. HOA's are out dated, and generally, they abuse their power. I've seen cases where someone was in a hospital for a month, missing one payment, their house immediately got sold to someone else along with all their belongings. HOA's are nothing but scum.

[@r.mcbride2837]

Zach Kellner That's the biggest crock of crap I've seen in a while. You just literally pulled that out of your ass. For one thing, HOA's can't SELL ANYONE'S HOUSE. They can fine you and/or put a lien on your property, but they cannot just sell someone else's home out from under them. PARTICULARLY not for something as minor as missing a payment.

[@ericzerkle5214]

I do too. Thank god i live in a hick town..

[@SilveredRaven]

R. McBride BET kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIvQXopol8Zgb5I - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXKqoXqLfdChkNk

[@r.mcbride2837]

@Zach Kellner That is a court proceeding that takes years. The woman would have been notified she was in arrears multiple times by the HOA, as well as being served with legal papers from the court informing her she was being sued, informed further on that there would be a hearing and where and when she was to appear, etc. Failure to appear is the kiss of death. I'm guessing she blew it off, thinking they couldn't touch her because her home was paid for. She was very wrong. They sued. They won. Now she's playing the ignorant victim who nobody told anything. Yeah, right....

[@ChanelGreer]

"Do you think she should go to jail"? Would this question even be asked if she wasn't a pretty blonde? lol Of course she does!

[@helookalikaman79]

Girl you need an eye exam STAT... She is not a "pretty blonde" hell she cannot even dream of being a "Pretty Blonde"

[@bengaljam4550]

How did she get to be HOA President with a shady record like that?

[@douglaspurcell3665]

I would never be a member of an HOA unless I have the right to inspect the account at any time of my choice

[@grandwonder5858]

I would never be an HOA member, period! Why should I pay somebody to tell me what to do with my own home?

[@dhowto3005]

The HOA board members are just neighbors who have volunteered to be on the HOA board. So, if you live in an HOA community, you basically have 3 or 4 neighbors telling all the other neighbors in the community what to do, and levying fines against other neighbors for no reason. It's just stupid! Can you do an update story to let the viewers know if this lady went to jail? Thanks

[@yxxtower]

those on the board have to follow the rules, regulations and by=laws. They don't make shit up. Not unless you're defrauding the homeowners.

[@dhowto3005]

Did you watch this video? This is not an isolated occurrence. Things are made up! Money is mismanaged. This is not an isolated occurrence. Most people who live in HOAs communities know this. HOA should be disband. People have lived in communities for decades or a century without HOAs.

[@todd718]

Two things I will never do- Move into an HOA nieghborhood Buy a timeshare

[@misteryman526]

So one person was completely in charge? Why weren't there other officers and regular meetings where they would have caught this earlier?

[@ohwell2790]

They are in on the stealing just like her. If she gets convicted she will try to take down the rest of the board too! Then plea to a lesser charge.

[@eliseintheattic9697]

Good point. I worked in the HOA industry for over a decade and it's common for other member to just let one person do whatever they want. They just dont want to be bothered. The fact that she was President for so long and there was no professional management would suggest that's what was going on here.

[@usmale4915]

Because the others are in on it too! They all cover each other's butts! That's why I sold my condo after three years!

[@SifuMing]

Hoa trying to be cops! God like powers

[@TheSouthIsHot]

"Had been WROTE?" A television journalist said, "Had been WROTE???"

[@Roserillen]

Is this one of those catch and release case again with a slap on the hand. Even knowing this isn't the first time she did this.

[@Steven-xf8mz]

us law is like a pussy slap, you know it.

[@lotteryplayer]

HOA is a fcn joke. I would never ever live in one of those neighborhoods. This lady should be in jail..

[@tarnsand440]

CSM1470 If courts started throwing the book at these crooked hoa presidents ie actual jail time would send a strong message. As it stands easy way to make money. Very poor accountability virtually no auditing confirmation required.

[@catman8670]

Should she go to jail? No, give her a raise for being a thief!

[@sherwinfernandes9499]

One year later, and I can't find any update on the story. Pepin's twitter account is still active. I'm hoping KRQE gets an update.

[@toxicgerl]

5801 Lowell St. NE Yeah, my HOA fee went from 105 in 2002 to 325 in 2016 I lost my condo. So did a lot of people. Prospectors Point... Yeah, stay away from that hole.

[@kevingyurecz8177]

I think I might rather be homeless than live in an hoa!

[@billy-sx8wx]

I still don’t understand how you can own something and can have it taken away because you don’t follow rules not laws rules

[@iceviking8280]

Yep. Glad I have my own land outside of any HOA.

[@grandwonder5858]

Lucky you!

[@nicmart]

"Checks had been wrote..." A crime against literacy.

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

@3:27 That lawyer thinks she can laugh it off, and the Judge will laugh it off, too

[@patrick4324]

Them gals in prison gotta love that pretty blonde hair...

[@mikoda94]

She sure got an ugly face though.

[@deeprollingriver52]

HOAs should be outlawed. I’d never live in a community with a HOA.

[@motordaddy5]

That's why HOAs should be outlawed. They over extend their original authority

[@jar93jar]

Please do an update when this is resolved please

[@Anna-bl9ky]

This is only ONE reason to NEVER buy a home with an HOA.

[@scottdaley1672]

The prison guards are going to love her.

[@sherri99516]

Great news report! Citizens shouldn't have to work so hard and for so long to get these scammers & cons brought to justice and criminally served. The local law enforcement & criminal courts are not doing their jobs for these types of scammers & cons to be falling through the cracks & are just not being prosecuted. Plus justice isn't being served in a timely manner, at least not for any of this embezzler's victims.

[@gregoryeverson741]

i got busted selling weed, took over a year for the case, the DA kept not showing up